http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,104561,00.html

Russia just announced it will go along with the U.S. and
decline to ratify the Kyoto accords. This effectively
puts an end to that nonsense. It's a blessing in disguise
since 12 of the 14 nations that did sign on have failed
by wide margins to meet the agreed upon emission
standards.

Good riddance, I say. It was stupid to begin with and
very ill conceived. Global warming, if it exists at all,
has never been proven to be due to release of carbon
dioxide by industrial nations any more than by bovine
methane farts.

I say a little global warming is a good thing because
it will result in more reliable and stronger winds for
us sailors.

S.Simon